China releases Huangyan Dao view from patrolling fighter jets

China on Saturday released footage of aerial views of its Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas, recorded by fighter jets conducting patrol missions.

The Chinese military on Saturday conducted combat readiness patrols in the territorial waters and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and the surrounding maritime and aerial areas.

The People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said in a statement that since the beginning of January, it has organized naval and air forces to step up patrols and vigilance in the waters and airspace surrounding the territorial waters of Huangyan Dao, and resolutely countered infringement and provocative actions by certain countries in the region.

The move is aimed at resolutely safeguarding China's sovereignty and security, and upholding peace and stability in the South China Sea region, the command said.

China releases Huangyan Dao view from patrolling fighter jets

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 49 pips to 6.8929 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8929 against USD Friday